The (Un)Surprising Reunion of the Ancients and China
Stepping into the meeting room, China readies to run when a strong arm grabs him and another cries. "China!" Sighing, the Asian man gives Kievan Rus' a nervous smile and allows his gaze shift between the should be dead nations in the room.
"Hello aru." He murmurs.
"How are you? You've aged well." Ancient Rome says, dragging a less than pleased Germania behind him.
"Fine aru, my country's quickly catching up with that child, America." China tells the group trying to take a step back, but Kievan Rus' grips his arm tighter and grins at him in a way that reminds him of Russia (but, scarier). He liked his North-Western neighbor better before Kievan Rus' was addled by Mongolia.
"Ah, yes, my son told me about that nation." A thicker browed woman China did not recognize exclaims.
"What about him?" Another demands.
The woman sneers. "He's a total git, thinks he's the biggest thing since Rome."
"Hey!" Rome cries and the woman smirks and winks at the brunette. Oh, England's ancestor; China realizes.
"Erm, where are your children aru? There's a meeting..." China questions eyes shifting around the room desperately looking for a modern nation.
"They went to another room, too many of us they said." Ancient Romes supplies, "You'll stay for a while though, won't you? To Catch up?"
"Yes, won't you?" Kievan Rus' murmurs, digging his nails into China's arm.
Eyes darting between the multitude of faces, China sighs and stares down at his feet. "Yes, I guess I could stay for a while aru..." Rome and Kievan Rus' smile at him and the rest of the nations appear eager to hear about a place they've never seen, let alone heard of.
"Yay! So what's it like in y-" Rome tries when the door slams open.
"Anki!" Korea cries glomping the old nation.
"Ah! Get off aru!" China cries twisting and turning.
"Aw!" South Korea whines, squeezing his former caretaker harder.
"Off Korea! Now!" Vietnam shouts walking into the room and much to China's relief, Korea is tugged off his back.
"Ah there you all are, Germany asked for me to find you." Japan murmurs coming beside his relatives.
"Let's go then aru!" China exclaims trying to get out of the room, before his past charges took notice of the ancient nations or the ex-nations come out of their stupor.
"Wait!" Rome shouts. This draws the attention of the younger Asian nations and China moans, shoulders drooping.
"So close aru." He grumbles.
"Who are you guys?" Korea questions coming to stand in front of Rome. "You all look sorta familiar..."
"Aiyah! It doesn't matter! We are missing the meeting!" China urges, trying to shove out his past charges.
"What's wrong with you?" Vietnam huffs and then turning her attention to the other nations demands "Who are you?"
"Ancient Rome! Grandfather to the Italy brothers!" Rome declares, chest puffing out proudly.
"Really?" Japan murmurs, gazing at them with wide eyes. "Italy speaks fondly of you." The Japanese man compliments.
Rome grins and says "Feli was always the easy one." He chuckles and finishes "Romano even when he was small was a handful."
"Ah." Japan acknowledges, smiling at the gushing grandfather.
"I'm curious, what kind of caretaker was China?" Kievan Rus' inquires.
"How'd-" South Korea begins, but Kievan Rus' quickly cuts in.
"You are all very close, yes?"
The Asian nations look between each other. "Yes, but-"
"Did China raise you or not?" Rome asks.
"Well, yes-"
"Then what was he like!"
"Awful, he was a terrible caretaker." Vietnam says and China's mouth drops in astonishment.
"V-Vietnam aru! Don't say that! I was not terrible!" China argues.
"I agree." Japan murmurs and China jerks his head to gaze at the island nation.
"You're horrible Japan!" He wails.
South Korea jumps on his elder brother and shouts. "I think you were a great brother, anki!"
China deflates a bit and gazes side-long at the younger nation. "Thanks Korea." He grumbles, trying to shake the nation off. "I think it's time we go." China says and dragging the three other Asians out the door he thanks the gods that the ancient nations aren't protesting.
At the sound of the door closing, Germania frowns at Rome. "He's rather strange and so are his children."
"He? I thought it was a she!" Gaul erupts which brings up murmurs of agreement and disagreement.
"Iberia isn't a girl and he looks like one!" Someone shouts and several fights break out and China's visit is quickly put away for later examination.
Well, that took forever to write. Sorry 'bout that, work, school, clubs and shit all have away from my stories and I'm always having trouble trying to figure out how I want this one to go when I'm writing it down. I revise it like ten times over before I even consider it acceptable finish. Anyway, review and if anyone has any knowledge about the nations, major kingdoms, empires or anything that made up China and other Asian nations before they were what they are today I would appreciate someone telling me. I want to write a chapter where China meets a person he knew from when he was a kid. But, until then, I'll take suggestions and ideas and try to write something according to them.
*Poll on page for what I should do next*
PS. I will be revising this within the next few days, so they're are likely to be minor changes between now and then.